Macedon, New York
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Macedon town. It lies in ZIP code area 14502. The Survey maps it on the Macedon quadrangle.
Then and now
1900 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 84 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Macedon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
J. and E. Baker Cobblestone Farmsteadlisted 1995
Charles Bullis Houselisted 1986
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 20 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1900 USGS Macedon quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1951 USGS Macedon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
197 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Macedon between 2001 and 2020, burning about 135 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 42 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Macedon: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Palmyra Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wayne County Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macedon in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $15,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and wires down from thunderstorm winds near Macedon. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees and wires down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $10,000 | Law enforcement received multiple reports of trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $2,000 | Trees and wires were downed. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macedon | $500 | Tree downed, blocking road. |
| August 2018 | Heavy Rain | Macedon | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Macedon | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Macedon | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Macedon | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Macedon | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Cator Corners | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Macedon Center | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Yellow Mills | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Wayneport | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Cooney Crossing | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Marquart Village | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Palmyra | 3.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956224. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





